Gov. Mike Kehoe says a top priority is to eliminate Missouri’s income tax and details of his plan are expected Tuesday during his State of the State Address.
State House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, D-Kansas City, said she’s concerned that cutting the tax will make life more expensive for Missourians.
“This is likely to simply shift the tax burden,” Aune told reporters. “Our state cannot operate without revenues being collected in the form of taxes. We simply cannot. We cannot cut enough spending to function as a state.”
Aune said her caucus is “deeply concerned” about Kehoe’s proposal.
“This is being sold as getting rid of your taxes…yay. What they’re not telling you is how much more money you’ll have to spend every time you swipe your card,” she said.
Aune said she does not expect Kehoe’s tax cut plan to be one that Democrats will support.
“Those of us in tighter districts and purple districts, we have a lot of conversations and do a lot of listening and ask a lot of questions. And I have never once heard a constituent tell me their concern is that they pay too much in income tax,” says Aune. “I’ve heard issues with property tax.”
According to Kehoe, a responsible plan means not underfunding critical services. He has said revenue from other taxes could replace the revenue lost by eliminating the state income tax.
Gov. Kehoe’s State of the State Address begins at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Missouri House of Representatives. Missourinet will livestream the speech on Missourinet.com.
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